2008 Houston Texans season
| 2008 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gary Kubiak |
| General manager | Rick Smith |
| Owner | Bob McNair |
| Home field | Reliant Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC South |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers |
3
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The 2008 Houston Texans season was the seventh season for the team in the National Football League. Though the Texans lost their first four games of the season, they rallied and won five of their last six games, to finish with an 8–8 record for the second consecutive year.
The 2008 season also marked the Texans' first appearance on Monday Night Football.
Head coach Gary Kubiak entered his third year with the Texans. Alex Gibbs, who implemented his successful zone blocking scheme with the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons joined the staff as the assistant head coach, replacing Mike Sherman, who left to become the head coach at Texas A&M. Kyle Shanahan, son of Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, took over as the offensive coordinator in place of Sherman.
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The Texans had seven selections in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Texans originally had five before the draft after having traded their second round selection to the Atlanta Falcons to land quarterback Matt Schaub and their sixth-round pick to the Denver Broncos for center Chris Myers. The Texans traded their first-round pick with the Baltimore Ravens for their third and sixth-round selections along with their first-round pick.
*Asterisk indicates a Monday Night Football game. ** Postponed due to Hurricane Ike. The NFL moved the game to November 9 (Week 10), which was to have been the Ravens' bye week, and also moved the Texans/Bengals game from November 9 to October 26 (Week 8), which was to have been the bye week for both of those teams.
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